Management change in the Home Tech division: Stephanie Schwarz will take over the management of the SCHOTT ROBAX® and NEXTREMA® divisions on April 1, 2019. As Vice President, she will be responsible for both brands. She follows Stefan Hergott, who led the business since 2016. Hergott will be taking on a new challenge and will manage the strategic division “Thin Glass & Wafers” at SCHOTT.

Stephanie Schwarz completed her mechanical engineering studies at RWTH Aachen University in 2005 with a degree in engineering. Immediately afterwards, she started her career at SCHOTT, where she worked in global management positions in logistics and production optimization, lean management and operations. Most recently, she has worked as Sales Director Europe and New Markets responsible for ROBAX® and NEXTREMA® for two years. She brings along substantial expertise for the marketing of these well-known glass-ceramic products.

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